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Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander successfully underwent first deboosting operation: Here’s what it is and what’s next

BGR India Friday, 18 August 2023
Chandrayaan-3 lander module has successfully undergone its first deboosting manoeuvre, the Indian Space Research Organisation said. The deboosting is the process of slowing down to attain a position in an orbit where the orbit’s closest point to the Moon (Perilune) is 30 km and the farthest point (the Apolune) is 100 km. The recent manoeuvre […]
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News video: Chandrayaan-3: ISRO to conduct Vikram lander's first deboosting manouevre today | Oneindia News

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO to conduct Vikram lander's first deboosting manouevre today | Oneindia News 02:07

India’s Moon mission is a step closer to achieving its goal of a soft landing on the lunar surface. The Vikram lander of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has successfully split up from the propulsion module, the Indian Space Research Organisation announced yesterday. The main purpose of the module was...

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